2015 Event Nokia announces that it will purchase Alcatel-Lucent for $16.6 billion, creating the second-largest manufacturer of mobile communication products behind Ericsson 2014 Event EBay Inc. announces that it will split its PayPal unit into a separate company, raising the possibility of a PayPal buyout by mobile payment operators such as Google 2014 Event Apple's new iPhone will include a near-field communication chip, making mobile payments easier; the phone will be released for sale later this September 2014 Event Apple and IBM join forces to develop apps for business users; the agreement will give Apple a greater share of the business market, which is increasingly catering to a mobile workforce; IBM will benefit from the software integration on its cloud computing platform 2014 Event Mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is now one of the top three downloads in the free app category of the Apple App store in the U.S.; the game was released a little over two weeks ago 2014 Event Mobile photo sharing app Snapchat settles with the Federal Trade Commission after acknowledging that it falsely claimed that data sent through the app would disappear rather than form a permanent record, creating user privacy violations 2014 Event AT&T adds an unnamed automaker to its list of car manufacturers using the company's wireless service for mobile connectivity on the road; current customers include Volvo, Tesla and General Motors 2014 Event The Brazilian government is auctioning part of the nation's television bandwidth spectrum to mobile phone companies, providing much-needed capacity to meet wireless demand 2014 Event As part of its increasing move into mobile presence, Facebook announces that it will purchase WhatsApp for $19 billion; younger users seem to prefer communicating with mobile apps, which allow them to avoid cell phone texting charges 2013 Event An experimental privacy feature on Google's Android mobile software is removed, raising objections from the Electronic Frontier Foundation; the feature allowed users to block apps from collecting personal information such as a user's location and address book data 2013 Event Apple introduces iOS 7; the seventh version of the company's mobile operating system contains significant user interface changes 2013 Event The mobile division of Nokia is purchased by Microsoft for $7.2 billion 2012 Event Airbus announces it's plan to invest $600 million to open an assembly plant in Mobile, Alabama 2011 Event Sprint Nextel reportedly pays $20 billion for the exclusive rights to Apple's next mobile cell phone 2011 Event China places new controls on text messages sent on mobile phones containing references to democracy, human rights and corruption 1979 Event Hurricane Frederick hits Mobile Alabama; 5 die and $23 million damage 1973 Birthday Terry Adams, born in Mobile, Alabama, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1971 Birthday Erick Walder, Mobile Alabama, triple jumper 1969 Birthday Bryant H. McGill, born in Mobile, Alabama, editor, author, celebrity publicist, creator, celebrity verification group, books include the 'McGill English Dictionary of Rhyme' 1965 Birthday Glen Edward Day, Mobile AL, PGA golfer, 1994 Anheuser-Busch-2nd 1964 Event WEIQ TV channel 42 in Mobile, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 Birthday Kathryn P Hire, Mobile Alabama, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, sk: STS-90 1955 Event WKRG TV channel 5 in Mobile, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Birthday Ozzie Smith, Mobile AL, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1953 Birthday Robert Brazile, born in Mobile, Alabama, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League's Houston Oilers and Kansas City Chiefs, nicknamed 'Dr. Doom', named 1975's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1953 Event WALA TV channel 10 in Mobile, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1951 Birthday Dean Kamen, born in Rockville Centre, New York, inventor, entrepreneur, created the Segway, the AutoSyringe - a mobile dialysis system, and the insulin pump 1947 Birthday Sanford Bishop, born in Mobile, Alabama, Representative-D-Georgia 1993 - 1946 Event 1st mobile long-distance car-to-car telephone conversation 1946 Event SW Bell inaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St. Louis 1944 Event 1st mobile electric power plant delivered, Philadelphia 1943 Event Riot at Mobile Alabama shipyard over upgrading 12 black workers 1942 Birthday Bill Francis Mobile Al, rocker, Dr. Hook 1934 Birthday Hank Aaron, born in Mobile, Alabama, baseball player, record 755 home runs, 1957 NL MVP 1932 Birthday Clifton C Williams, Jr., Mobile Alabama, Major USMC/astronaut 1932 Birthday Sonny Callahan, born in Mobile, Alabama, Representative-R-Alabama 1985 - 2003 1924 Birthday Jeremiah Denton, born in Mobile, Alabama, Senator-R-Alabama, 1981 - 1986 1917 Birthday Davis Roberts, born in Mobile, Alabama, actor, Mr. Johnson-Boone 1909 Event Knights and Ladies of St. Peter Claver organizes in Mobile Alabama 1879 Event 1st mobile home (horse drawn) used in a journey from London and Cyprus 1865 Event Battle of Mobile, Alabama 1865 Event Mobile, Alabama is captured 1865 Event Battle of Mobile, Alabama - evacuated by Confederates 1865 Event Battle of Mobile, Alabama (Spanish Fort, Fort Morgan, Fort Blakely) 1864 Event Bread riots in Mobile, Alabama 1864 Event Rebels evacuate Ft. Powell, Mobile Bayd 1864 Event Battle of Mobile Bay Al-Farragut is given rank of Vice-Admiral 1863 Event Bread revolt in Mobile Alabama 1861 Event Union blockades New Orleans, Louisiana and Mobile Alabama 1861 Event Alabama troops seize Forts Morgan and Gaines at Mobile Bay 1861 Event U.S. Ft. Morgan, Mobile, seized by Alabama
